<p> <br />Ironically, her last performance on stage also was here, in 2007, when her disciples wanted to celebrate her 95th birthday in a grand manner.<br /><br />Gangubai Hangal had fond memories of Belgaum, where she made her stage debut. <br />She thrilled freedom fighters during the Congress session by rendering Vande Mataram on December 27, 1924. <br /><br />Gangubai’s disciples said they wanted her 95th birthday to be a great event; they even convinced her to perform on stage. She rendered a chota khayal, and the audiences were stunned by the nonegenarian’s performance.<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p> <br />Ironically, her last performance on stage also was here, in 2007, when her disciples wanted to celebrate her 95th birthday in a grand manner.<br /><br />Gangubai Hangal had fond memories of Belgaum, where she made her stage debut. <br />She thrilled freedom fighters during the Congress session by rendering Vande Mataram on December 27, 1924. <br /><br />Gangubai’s disciples said they wanted her 95th birthday to be a great event; they even convinced her to perform on stage. She rendered a chota khayal, and the audiences were stunned by the nonegenarian’s performance.<br /><br /><br /></p>